Informes

Mines and explosive remnants of 30 years of conflict injure around 200 Cambodians a year and continue to contaminate hundreds of square kilometres of land. The precise extent of contamination is not known, but 2009 estimates suggested…

“I felt like I was finally finding a safe place: helping people in my community to live in peace and without fear. And also feeling my family had safety from being poor – from always working…

BANGKOK, 4 October 2012 (IRIN) - Land governance policies in Asia, especially concessions made to private companies, are leaving the region's poorest vulnerable to human rights abuses, experts say. "Land-grabbing by the rich and powerful continues," Suson…

Last week, we asked you to pray for those affected by flooding in Poi Pet, and for Tearfund partner CHO. The situation worsened over the weekend, but the rains seem to be easing now. An estimated…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households increased in rural and urban areas by 1.7% and 0.3% month-on-month, respectively. Retail price of lowest quality rice decreased by 1.1% in rural areas and increased by 1.5% in urban areas on…

Koeun Ngoeun wants to keep her family and others safe and out of poverty. After years of struggling to make ends meet in the north-western province of Battambang, Ngoeun began working for MAG as a deminer in…

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, 18 September 2012—Over 100 hydrologists and other water experts gathered in this historical town for a two-day regional symposium to discuss lessons learned and ways forward in sharing and using real-time hydro-meteorological data…

PHNOM PENH, Sep 13 2012 (IPS) - Public health experts in Cambodia are unenthused by reports of trials for a dengue vaccine conducted in neighbouring Thailand, saying it will be too costly for those who need…

The Kantha Bopha hospitals in Cambodia celebrate the 20th anniversary of their foundation this year. Established in 1992 on the initiative of Dr Beat Richner, these paediatric hospitals make a major contribution to the improvement of…

Listen to the report World leaders have called for eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016. While the global number of child labourers has fallen in recent years, experts fear that the global economic crisis could…